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CBOE Futures Exchange Reports June 2015 Trading Volume

Date 01/07/2015

CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE®) today reported that June 2015 monthly average daily volume (ADV) and monthly total volume, both exchangewide at CFE and for futures on the CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX® Index), rose from last month and from year-ago levels. June total volumes hit highs for 2015, surpassing previous monthly highs set in January.

Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Alexis Tsipras’ Message

Date 01/07/2015

Greek citizens,  

We are at a critical juncture regarding the future of this country. 

Sunday’s referendum is not about whether our country will stay in the Eurozone.  

This is a given and no one should question this.  

CBOE Holdings Reports June 2015 Trading Volume

Date 01/07/2015

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) reported today that total trading volume in June for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) and C2 Options Exchange (C2) and futures contracts on CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE®) was 99.2 million contracts, an increase of 16 percent from May 2015 and a decrease of 1 percent from June 2014.    

Letter From Jeroen Dijsselbloem, President Of The Eurogroup To Alexis Tsipras, Prime Minister Of The Hellenic Republic

Date 01/07/2015

Yanis Varoufakis, Minister Of Finance Of The Hellenic Republic: Why We Recommend A NO In The Referendum – In 6 Short Bullet Points

Date 01/07/2015

1. Negotiations have stalled because Greece’s creditors (a) refused to reduce our un-payable public debt and (b) insisted that it should be repaid ‘parametrically’ by the weakest members of our society, their children and their grandchildren

Remarks By Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselboem Following Eurogroup Conference Call Of 1 July 2015

Date 01/07/2015

Tonight we had a Eurogroup conference call, following our call of yesterday. We discussed the two letters of the Greek Prime Minister. We also discussed the current political situation in Greece. First of all, regarding the request for the extension of the old programme which we discussed yesterday, we reaffirmed our decision of last Saturday. The political situation has not changed. There are no grounds for an extension. So unfortunately the programme expired last night at midnight.  

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 01/07/2015

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

ISE Holdings Reports Business Activity For June 2015

Date 01/07/2015

• ISE and ISE Gemini combined represent 17.8% of equity options market share, excluding dividend trades.
• ISE and ISE Gemini reported a combined ADV of 2.4 million contracts.
• Dividend trades made up 1.1% of industry volume in June 2015.

OCC Cleared Contract Volume Grew 4% In June - Securities Lending CCP Activity Up 15 Percent For June And 12 Percent Year-To-Date

Date 01/07/2015

OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that cleared contract volume in June reached 340,826,276 contracts, up 4 percent from June 2014 volume of 327,922,056 contracts. OCC’s year-to-date average daily cleared contract volume is down 6 percent from 2014 with 16,028,458 contracts in 2015.

SEC Solicits Public Comment On Audit Committee Disclosures

Date 01/07/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to publish a concept release seeking public comment on current audit committee disclosure requirements, focusing on the committee’s oversight of independent auditors.  The Commission is interested in receiving information about the audit committee and auditor relationship and whether improvements can be made to enhance the information provided to investors about the audit committee’s responsibilities and activities.